Game Stats

MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (September 9, 2006) --- The Milligan College Lady Buffs’ soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of No. 15 Covenant (Ga.) College Lady Scots Saturday afternoon at Anglin Field. Covenant scored the game winning goal in the 88^th minute of the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) contest.

The game-winning goal for Covenant came from Becky Galage. The Lady Scots gained the advantage by winning a loose ball near midfield and then quickly played it for Galage’s break-away goal.

Milligan’s Sarah Sereno (Williamsport, Pa.) played the ball at midfield then clipped it over the Covenant backs down to freshman Hanna Lovbrand (Orebro, Sweden) racing down the right side. Lovbrand stalled, took a touch and slotted it into the near post. The goal came in the 57^th minute with the assist from Katie Kiebler (Lexington, Ky.) to tie the match 1-1.

Covenant’s first goal was scored by Rebecca Sasser in the 20^th minute.

In goal for Milligan, Rosanna Couture (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) stopped nine shots while her Covenant counterpart, Anna Meiners racked up seven saves. Milligan was able to take more shots then Covenant. The Lady Buffs took 15 shots, compared to Covenant’s 14.

“I am really proud of the way the team battled back after a poor performance at King on a day’s rest to against one of the Top-15 teams in the country,” said Milligan head coach Dave Dixon. “I think we turned the corner with our mentality today and the best things are ahead of us.”

With the results, Milligan now stands at 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the AAC. Covenant moves to 3-1 and wins their AAC opener.

Next for the Lady Buffs is a road contest at Brevard College, in Brevard N.C., on Wednesday, September 13. The match is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.